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New Charges Against Doctor Accused Of Fondling

A doctor previously accused of fondling two female patients is now facing three new, similar charges.

Police said that Dr. T. Daniel Caddell turned himself in at the Travelers Rest Police Department after he was notified of three additional warrants against him.

He was again released on his own recognizance.

In the new charges, Caddell is accused of fondling three patients; one in 1987, another from May 2001 to December 2003 and another between January 2009 and June 2010.

The warrants say that Cadell fondled the patients "with the intent of satisfying his sexual desires."

Travelers Rest Police Chief Lance Crowe said the three women came forward after charges were brought against Cadell earlier this month.

In the previous charges, one patient said that Caddell had fondled her between January 2009 and Nov. 7, 2011. Another patient said that Caddell had fondled her on June 30, 2011.

Crowe said police have been investigating these allegations against Cadell for months.

Caddell hired Greenville attorney Beattie Ashmore to represent him.

"The complaints were never made known to Dr. Caddell or his staff," Ashmore told WYFF. "Dr. Caddell extends his thanks to all of his patients who have come forward to support him."

Ashmore said Caddell has treated thousands of patients over the years.

"During the past year, Dr. Caddell has discharged a number of patients due to their diversion of pain pills," Ashmore said. "Diversion means not taking the pain pills as prescribed -- typically, selling the pills."

Caddell lives in Greenville, but has a family practice in Travelers Rest. Caddell has been a doctor for 27 years. Many patients have come out in support of Caddell since his arrest.

Crowe said that the incident reports will not be released because if anyone comes forward, investigators need to be sure they aren't merely repeating something they have heard. But, he said, investigators look forward to a point when they will be able to make more information public.

After the first two charges, Crowe said, "We do think there could be other victims out there. We're interested in hearing from anyone who has more information on this case or their own cases that we don't know about now."

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